EU RSPO Privacy Protection Expert

About Huawei

Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. With integrated solutions across four key domains – telecom networks, IT, smart devices, and cloud services – we are committed to bringing digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world.

At Huawei, innovation focuses on customer needs. We invest heavily in basic research, concentrating on technological breakthroughs that drive the world forward. With approximately 208,000 employees, we operate in more than 170 countries and regions.

Huawei's end-to-end portfolio of products, solutions and services are both competitive and secure. Through open collaboration with ecosystem partners, we create lasting value for our customers, working to empower people, enrich home life, and inspire innovation in organizations of all shapes and sizes.

Job Title: EU RSPO Privacy Protection Expert

Job Location: Düsseldorf, Germany

Main Responsibilities:

• Act as privacy and data protection advisory point of contact for appropriate business and functional stakeholders.

• Support business data privacy activities and provide support in strategic efforts to ensure data privacy compliance.

• Assist in handling inquiries and issues related to data privacy.

• Advise on the fulfilling of data subject rights requests and handle escalations.

• Support with data breaches in assessing, documenting and, where appropriate, notifying data breaches to data subjects and authorities.

• Coordinate and collaborate with the country data privacy coordinators on a regular basis.

• Contribute to developing and updating policies and procedures for compliance.

• Assist in developing and delivering data privacy training to employees.

• Support in building and maintaining reporting dashboards and presentation materials to senior leadership.

• Collaborate with internal groups such as Legal, IT Security, HR, Procurement, and Marketing to address inquiries, identify privacy gaps, propose solutions, and incorporate practical approaches into official procedures.

• Support business implement privacy compliance, assess high risk scenarios, provide professional opinion on the scenarios.

• As COE of Region, provide template to countries, together with business team to embedded privacy to business process .

• Provide Insight of Privacy on EU level. Interpret and guide business to implement the compliance measures.

• Conduct inspection to business when necessary.

Requirements:

• +5 years of professional experience in data protection and privacy, with strong knowledge of the GDPR and other applicable data protection laws (e.g. the ePrivacy Directive), as well as relevant soft law sources, including opinions and guidelines issued by the European Data Protection Board and national data protection authorities.

• APP certification or equivalent, demonstrating solid privacy professional knowledge and expertise in privacy governance.

• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to assess privacy and data protection risks and evaluate their impact on individuals.

• Proven ability to explain complex privacy, legal, and regulatory topics in a clear, concise, and practical manner.

• Excellent collaboration skills, with the ability to build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships across different levels of the organization.

• Strong project management skills, with a clear sense of ownership and accountability for assigned workstreams.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English (mandatory); proficiency in Chinese and/or other European languages is considered a strong plus.

What We Offer: We offer you an exciting professional career in one of the leading and fastest growing multinational telecommunication companies, challenging work and a competitive salary package. Personal development is ensured through many training opportunities across Europe.

Important: To be considered for this role, applicants must be eligible to work and live in the job location.

Privacy Statement:

We are committed to protecting your privacy by following the applicable data protection legislation. By applying to this position at Huawei, you acknowledge that you have read and understood the Huawei Recruitment Privacy Statement containing information on how we process your data. Please note that your data will be treated confidentially and securely.

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